Jiang Ming's Persistence (Should I beg for a vote, beg for a collection?)

Over the next month, Jiang Ming was busy. So busy he was practically flying.

In the morning, he got up, ate breakfast, went for a run, then went back to wash up before heading to work and class. Zhou Yi's class times were not actually fixed. As soon as she finished what she wanted to teach, she dismissed them, whether the bell had rung or not.

And the moment class ended, Jiang Ming said nothing and ran straight to the Soul Tool Department. He did not even go to the cafeteria for lunch anymore, staying in the Soul Tool Department to eat instead.

If there were classes in the afternoon, Jiang Ming went back for them, then ran right back to the Soul Tool Department once they were over.

At night, Jiang Ming usually did not return to the dormitory until ten o'clock, and after getting back, he merely washed up before beginning meditation and cultivation.

It was fulfilling.

Truly fulfilling. This feeling was even more intense than when Jiang Ming had been in his senior year of high school.

His Soul Power kept increasing, the knowledge in his mind about Soul Masters and Soul Engineers grew richer and richer, and his physical condition continued to improve. Every single one of these changes brought Jiang Ming joy.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

In Soul Tool Department Experimental Zone Lab 6, when Jiang Ming completed the final step, a brand-new Rank 4 Fixed Soul Cannonball appeared before his eyes.

Yes, it was not an ordinary soul cannonball, but a Fixed Soul Cannonball.

This was something Fan Yu had taught Jiang Ming. A Fixed Soul Cannonball was much more powerful than an ordinary soul cannonball.

"Success!"

Jiang Ming wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead, his eyes gleaming with sharp light.

Under Teacher Fan Yu's guidance, after a month of effort, he had corrected all the bad habits he had accumulated from his own previous research into Soul Tools, and he had even completed a true Rank 4 Fixed Soul Cannonball!

During this month, these were the only two things he had done in the Soul Tool Department.

And clearly, the results were remarkable.

Beside him, after Fan Yu saw this Rank 4 Fixed Soul Cannonball, his eyes were also filled with amazement.

Although he felt that with Jiang Ming's talent and foundation, Jiang Ming should be able to independently make a qualified Rank 4 Fixed Soul Cannonball within a month, when this Rank 4 Fixed Soul Cannonball was truly completed, he was still deeply shocked.

One had to know that an ordinary Rank 4 Soul Engineer would need at least a year to complete a soul cannonball! And that was under the guidance of a teacher.

But now, Jiang Ming had done it in one month! And during this month, Jiang Ming had spent a great deal of energy correcting some poor habits in his Soul Tool production!

In other words, the time he had truly spent researching the Rank 4 Fixed Soul Cannonball was not even half of that!

Yet Jiang Ming had completed this Rank 4 Fixed Soul Cannonball! And he had completed it extremely well. Even with Fan Yu's critical eye, he could not find any problems!

"Testing it again this time?"

Fan Yu suppressed the shock in his heart, looked at Jiang Ming, and asked softly.

Jiang Ming nodded without the slightest hesitation.

To him, an explosion was the true way to verify this cannonball.

Even if this cannonball looked completely problem-free now, as long as it had not been tested, no conclusion could be drawn.

Practice would always be the only standard for testing truth.

Very soon, Fan Yu brought Jiang Ming to the soul cannonball testing area again.

As a violent roar rang out, a pit the size of a basketball appeared in that piece of Black Profound Iron.

"Success!"

Only at this moment did Jiang Ming finally relax, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously revealed a brilliant smile.

A Rank 4 Fixed Soul Cannonball! He had waited for this explosion, waited for this result, for a full month!

During this month, his Soul Power had already reached Level 40!

Yes, after a month of cultivation, Jiang Ming's Soul Power had already broken through from Level 38 to Level 40!

Aside from his uninterrupted nightly meditation and cultivation, the more important factor was actually the cultivation boost brought to him by the three spirits of his first Martial Soul!

His Martial Soul itself was extremely top-tier, and with meditation and cultivation every night, there was absolutely no problem with raising his Soul Power by one level in a month. Add to that the doubled cultivation boost from the three spirits, and his cultivation had directly reached Level 40!

"Xiao Ming, you really are the most incredible genius I've ever seen when it comes to Soul Tools! I dare guarantee that even over in the Sun Moon Empire, there isn't anyone more talented than you!"

After seeing the experimental power of this Rank 4 Fixed Soul Cannonball, Fan Yu was no longer surprised.

With his eye, when this cannonball had just taken shape, he could already tell how powerful it would be. This level of power now was within his expectations.

"Not at all, Teacher Fan Yu. I just like researching Soul Tools a bit more than most. Maybe I have a little talent, but without your help, I'd probably still be stuck."

Jiang Ming smiled shyly, not paying too much attention to the matter of talent.

No matter how powerful talent was, before it was transformed into strength, it was all empty.

"Haha, you're quite modest. I did help you a little, but the most important thing was still your hard work this month. Otherwise, this Rank 4 Fixed Soul Cannonball couldn't have been completed either."

Fan Yu said this aloud, but a huge smile also appeared on his face.

Being able to teach such a talented and hardworking seedling was, to him, also something truly worthy of pride.

"Oh, right. I'm rather curious. Why are you so interested in soul cannonballs?"

Suddenly, Fan Yu asked a question that had always been in his heart.

Logically speaking, Soul Cannonballs were among the most complex Soul Tools of the same level, and ordinary Soul Engineers, when learning Soul Tools, generally did not stubbornly focus on that area.

"This..."

Jiang Ming's eyes dimmed slightly, as if some unpleasant memory had come back to him.

Seeing Jiang Ming like this, the smile on Fan Yu's face faded, and he said softly, "If you don't want to say it, you don't have to. I was only asking casually."

Jiang Ming was silent for a while, then raised his head, a forced smile appearing on his face.

"It's not like I can't talk about it. Teacher Fan Yu, did you know? I'm an orphan. My father and mother fell in the war between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Sun Moon Empire when I was one year old.

"For the past ten years, I've lived with Old Nie and Aunt Lan in Clear Water City. It's close to the Far North, and also very near the border of the Sun Moon Empire.

"There, we not only have to face the Sun Moon Empire's army, but also Soul Beasts from the Far North. Every day, Old Nie has to lead the Clear Water City Defense Force on patrols, guarding against the Sun Moon Empire and fighting Soul Beasts that run out of the Far North. At the most dangerous times, people died in Clear Water City almost every single day!

"I don't want things to keep going like this. I don't want everyone to die. That's why I have to become stronger! To become stronger, whether it's as a Soul Master or a Soul Engineer, I'm willing to try anything! And the reason I'm especially interested in Soul Cannonballs is because on Clear Water City's walls, the most powerful weapons are Soul Cannonballs! The existence of every single Soul Cannonball can reduce casualties."

At this point, the smile on Jiang Ming's face grew much brighter.

"I'm very glad that when I awakened my Martial Soul, I awakened a top-tier Martial Soul. A few years ago, I also discovered that I had powerful talent as a Soul Engineer! But that isn't enough. I want to turn all of this into strength! Into powerful force!"

"Only powerful force can repel mighty enemies and reduce the sound of people crying in Clear Water City."